Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake

Saturday, March 23, 2013
Ingredients

Cake:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar 
1/3 cup almond paste
2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces 
1 large egg 
1 tablespoon lemon juice 
3/4 cup fat-free milk 
1 1/2 cups blueberries 
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 
Cooking spray
Topping:
1/4 cup sugar 
3 tablespoons sliced almonds, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted 
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.
To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Place 1/2 cup sugar, almond paste, and 2 tablespoons butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg and lemon juice, beating well. Add flour mixture and fat-free milk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries and rind. Spoon batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
To prepare topping, combine 1/4 cup sugar and remaining ingredients in a small bowl, tossing with a fork until moist. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
Note:
Almond paste is found in the baking section of the grocery store. (Don't substitute marzipan, which is sweeter and has a smoother texture.) If it is hard, soften it by microwaving at HIGH 10 to 15 seconds.

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